Recognised as Colour
#2E8594
- #2E8594
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2E8594 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 133, 148 and HSL 189°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2E8594#2E8594
HEX#2E8594
RGBrgb(46, 133, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5216, 0.5804
RGB percentages18%, 52.2%, 58%
HSLhsl(188.8, 52.6%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 68.9%, 58%)
CMYK68.9%, 10.1%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,048,852
CSS custom property--colour: #2E8594;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#D17A6B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#943D2E
Analogous#2E9470, #2E5294
Triadic#942E85, #85942E
Split complementary#942E52, #94702E
Tetradic#702E94, #943D2E, #52942E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G133
B148
Red46 (18%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue188.82°
Saturation (HSL)52.58%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 85 · B 94
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